Heart Surgery Priority Setting Partnership

Thank you to all the researchers, patients, carers, and members of the public for their efforts over the first half of 2026. Downtime now (for some) over the Summer ready for renewed efforts in Sept @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @bhfcrc @rcseng @SCTSUK

Fantastic response to our recruitment drive for patient & public to join our National PPI group. A big thank you to @bhfcrc for going the extra mile to help. Look forward to meeting everyone over the coming months @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @RCSnews @SCTSUK

Thank you to all participants who attended our Consensus Workshop in Leicester and helped review the Communication Strategy #Research works best with inclusive discussion - Gavin Murphy asking What's Next? @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @rcseng

Community engagement webinars with members of public, patients and carers this week, with further discussion at our Feb 10th Consensus Workshop - it's all happening within the National Cardiac Surgery Trials Programme @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @rcseng

Thank you to everyone who has supported our National Trials Programme this year - #research is not happening without you. In 2026 we look forward to continuing participation with patients, carers, researchers and clinicians @TheBHF @heartresearchuk @SCTSUK

Nov already! Thank you everyone for participating in our 3 PPI webinars this month, 1 down - 2 to go. Patient and public contributions are so valuable to our researchers for trial design and outcomes @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @rcseng @CIRNetwork

Looking forward to seeing our PPI members & Researchers after their Summer vacations. Welcome to Jennifer, our new project co-ordinator who will be assisting with our #research activities @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @rcseng @CIRNetwork @bhfcrc

Thank you and goodbye from our team who helped deliver today's Inclusion Checklist launch @RCSnews @heartresearchuk @SCTSUK @TheBHF @CIRNetwork @NIHRresearch

Well that's a wrap - thank you for attending the Inclusion Checklist launch - Gavin Murphy ends by talking about the "5-year vision" and Sarah Murray thanking our patient members @RCSnews @SCTSUK @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @NIHRresearch @CIRNetwork

Patient/Community researchers discussing benefits and positives, challenges and lessons learned @RCSnews @SCTSUK @CIRNetwork @NIHRresearch @TheBHF @NIHRresearch

Sarah Murray, Chair of our National Trials Initiative Patient & Public Involvement group catching up with the audience during a refreshment break today @heartresearchuk @SCTSUK @RCSnews @TheBHF @CIRNetwork @NIHRresearch

Patient representative Keith Wilson speaking about patient involvement in research with Allyson Arnold, Chief Operating Officer @bhfcrc @SCTSUK @RCSnews @CIRNetwork @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @NIHRresearch

Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, Clinical Director @TheBHF one of our events keynote speakers talking about Diversity in research @RCSnews @SCTSUK @heartresearchuk @CIRNetwork @NIHRresearch

Samantha Dias, patient representative, is one of our keynote speakers today - discussing the "patient voice" in research @RCSnews @SCTSUK @heartresearchuk @CIRNetwork @TheBHF

Pleased to see audience participation during our panel Q&A session @RCSnews @SCTS @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @CIRNetwork

Dr Esther Mukuka, Head of NIHR Research Inclusion delivering her presentation on widening participation of under-served communities in research @RCSnews @SCTSUK @heartresearchuk @CIRNetwork @TheBHF

Dr Ann Cheng presenting the Inclusion Checklist this morning at the launch event @RCSnews @SCTSUK @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @CIRNetwork

We have arrived at RCS, London for the launch of the Inclusion Checklist. Looking forward to welcoming everyone @SCTSUK @heartresearchuk @RCSnews @TheBHF @CIRNetwork

Looking forward to seeing Researchers, Clinicians and Public members tomorrow for the Inclusion Checklist launch at RCS, London @heartresearchuk @RCSnews @TheBHF @CIRNetwork @NIHRresearch @SCTSUK

And that’s a wrap at #SCTS2025! It was fantastic to see everyone and we look forward to all the exciting research ahead 🎉 @heartresearchuk @TheBHF @NIHRresearch @RCSnews @CIRNetwork